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Michael, a new £1.6 million supercomputer funded by the Faraday Institution, has been installed at University College London to accelerate UK battery research projects.

Work has begun on Danfoss’ new manufacturing facility in Loanhead, providing added capability in Scotland for the production of low-carbon digital hydraulic pumps and motors for off-highway vehicles.

Danfoss announced it is the new majority shareholders of Artemis Intelligent Power (AIP) Ltd, an R&D and engineering company based near Edinburgh.

The seismic shift towards low-carbon vehicles will open up supply chain opportunities worth hundreds of billions of pounds, according to industry experts speaking at Cenex LCV 2018.

The winners securing a share of a recent £3 million investment for low carbon projects in the niche vehicle sector have been announced at LCV 2018.

£22 million in government funding will enable 2 R&D projects, run by UK-based consortia, to drive the development of innovative lightweight vehicle and powertrain structures.

Hyperbat will open in early 2019, creating around 90 new jobs, at a high-tech facility that will produce batteries for future hybrid and electric vehicles.

The Advanced Propulsion Centre will support 6 organisations representing the UK automotive industry at The Battery Show 2018 in Novi, Michigan.